President of the Czech Republic
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The President of the Czech Republic is head of state of the Czech Republic. The first President took office in 1993.
| President of the Czech Republic
Prezident České republiky | |
|---|---|
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| Style | His Excellency |
| Residence | Prague Castle |
| Seat | Prague, Czech Republic |
| Appointer | Popular vote |
| Term length | Five years Renewable once, consecutively |
| Precursor | President of Czechoslovakia 14 November 1918 |
| Inaugural holder | Václav Havel 2 February 1993 |
| Formation | Constitution of the Czech Republic |
| Salary | 2,235,600 Kč ($ 86,830) [1] |
| Website | www.hrad.cz |
List President of the Czech Republic
- Political parties
Czechoslovak National Social Party (ČSNS) Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (KSČ) Civic Forum (OF)
- Other factions
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Ethnicity | Elected | Term of office | Political party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| (1918–1938) | ||||||||
| 1 | 
|
Tomáš Masaryk (1850–1937) |
Czech | 1918 1920 1927 1934 |
14 November 1918 | 14 December 1935 | 17 years, 30 days | Independent |
| — | 
|
Milan Hodža (1878–1944) |
Slovak | — | 14 December 1935 | 18 December 1935 | 4 days | Independent |
| 2 | 
|
Edvard Beneš (1884–1948) |
Czech | 1935 | 18 December 1935 | 5 October 1938 | 2 years, 291 days | ČSNS |
| — | _Pavel_Vavrys_Terc_60_cm.jpg)
|
Jan Syrový (1888–1970) |
— | 5 October 1938 | 30 November 1938 | 56 days | Independent | |
| (1938–1939) | ||||||||
| 3 | 
|
Emil Hácha (1872–1945) |
Czech | 1938 | 30 November 1938 | 15 March 1939 | 105 days | Independent |
| (1939–1945) Emil Hácha became State President of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, a de jure autonomous region incorporated into Nazi Germany.[2][3] Edvard Beneš proclaimed himself President within the Czechoslovak government-in-exile, which was the government of Czechoslovakia recognized by the Allies during World War II. Jozef Tiso became President of the quasi-independent, pro-Nazi and clero-fascist Slovak Republic. Avgustyn Voloshyn became President of the Carpatho-Ukraine few days before invasion and occupation by the Kingdom of Hungary. | ||||||||
| (1945–1948) | ||||||||
| (2) |
|
Edvard Beneš (1884–1948) |
Czech | 1946 | 4 April 1945 | 7 June 1948 | 3 years, 64 days | ČSNS |
| (1948–1989) Official names: Czechoslovak Republic (1948–1960), Czechoslovak Socialist Republic (1960–1989) | ||||||||
| 4 | 
|
Klement Gottwald (1896–1953) |
Czech | 1948 | 14 June 1948 | 14 March 1953 | 4 years, 273 days | KSČ |
| 5 | 
|
Antonín Zápotocký (1884–1957) |
1953 | 21 March 1953 | 13 November 1957 | 4 years, 237 days | ||
| 6 | 
|
Antonín Novotný (1904–1975) |
1957 1964 |
19 November 1957 | 22 March 1968 | 10 years, 124 days | ||
| — | Jozef Lenárt (1923–2004) |
Slovak | — | 22 March 1968 | 30 March 1968 | 8 days | ||
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Ludvík Svoboda (1895–1979) |
Czech | 1968 1973 |
30 March 1968 | 29 May 1975 | 7 years, 60 days | |
| 8 | 
|
Gustáv Husák (1913–1991) |
Slovak | 1975 1980 1985 |
29 May 1975 | 10 December 1989 | 14 years, 195 days | |
| — | 
|
Marián Čalfa (born 1946) |
— | 10 December 1989 | 29 December 1989 | 19 days | ||
| (1989–1992) Official names: Czechoslovak Socialist Republic (1989–1990), Czech and Slovak Federative Republic (1990–1992) | ||||||||
| 9 | 
|
Václav Havel (1936–2011) |
Czech | 1989 1990 1992 (failed) |
29 December 1989 | 20 July 1992 | 2 years, 204 days | OF |
- Parties
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| President (Birth–Death) |
Took office | Left office | Party | Term | Previous office(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Václav Havel (1936–2011) |
2 February 1993 | 2 February 2003 | Independent | 1 (1993) | President of the Czech and Slovak Federative Republic (1989–1992) |
| 2 (1998) | |||||||
| 2 | 
|
Václav Klaus (born 1941) |
7 March 2003 | 7 March 2013 | Civic Democratic Party (ODS) |
3 (2003) | Prime Minister (1992–1998) President of the Chamber of Deputies (1998–2002)[4] |
| 4 (2008) | |||||||
| 3 | 
|
Miloš Zeman (born 1944) |
8 March 2013 | 9 March 2023 | Party of Civic Rights (SPO) |
5 (2013) | President of the Chamber of Deputies (1996–1998)[5] Prime Minister (1998–2002) |
| 6 (2018) | |||||||
| 4 | _(cropped).jpg)
|
Petr Pavel (born 1961) |
9 March 2023 | Incumbent | Independent | 7 (2023) | Chief of the General Staff (2012–2015) Chairman of the NATO Military Committee (2015–2018) |
Living former presidents
| Name | Age | Born | served |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marián Čalfa | 78 | 7 May 1946 | 1989 |
| Václav Klaus | 83 | 19 June 1941 | 2003-2013 |
| Miloš Zeman | 80 | 28 September 1944 | 2013-2023 |
President Of The Czech Republic Media
Entrance to the residence of the President of the Czech Republic, Prague Castle.
References
- ↑ "Prezident Klaus má nárok na 50tisícovou rentu i státní důchod" (in čeština). Mladá fronta DNES. 17 June 2011.
- ↑ Rare 1943 Third Reich facts booklet
- ↑ Heavily illustrated rare big original 1943 Nazi book on Eastern Europe and Asia Archived 2009-04-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Prof. Ing. Václav Klaus, CSc". Poslanecká sněmovna Parlament České republiky. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
- ↑ "Ing. Miloš Zeman". Poslanecká sněmovna Parlament České republiky. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
